Marsha Goodman
Owner
Specific Law Firm
Marsha Goodman is a Partner with the law firm of Frazer, Ryan, Goldberg and Arnold, LLP. Her Elder Law practice includes traditional elder law services, such as guardianships and conservatorships; Powers of Attorney and other Advance Directives; estate administration; planning for eligibility for Veterans’ and Medicaid benefits and applying for those benefits when appropriate; and advocating for her clients to assure that they receive all of the Medicare, private health insurance and long term care insurance coverage to which they are entitled. In addition, her staff includes human services professionals who work with Ms. Goodman and their clients’ families to bundle asset protection, public benefits qualification, insurance assistance, nursing home advocacy and crisis intervention into a comprehensive package called a Life Care Plan.
Ms. Goodman graduated summa cum laude from St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, and earned her JD degree from he Vanderbilt University School of Law in Nashville, TN. She is admitted to practice in Arizona and Michigan (inactive), and is an accredited attorney before the Department of Veterans Affairs. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is the immediate Past-President of the Board of Directors of the Life Care Planning Law Firms Association. She is a member of the Elder Law, Mental Health and Special Needs Planning section of the State Bar of Arizona, and is currently the president of the Executive Council of the State Bar’s Probate and Trust section. Ms. Goodman previously served on the State Bar’s Military Legal Assistance Committee, and she provides pro bono services through the Maricopa County Bar Association’s Probate Legal Assistance Project, and Veterans Legal Clinics conducted by the Disabled Veterans Association (“DAV”). She was recognized as a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation in November, 2015.
Ms. Goodman enjoys staying active, on the golf course and in the gym. In March, 2016, she set a new Arizona state dead lift record with the World Association of Benchpress and Deadlifters for her age and weight class.
